Abstract: Transportation systems are discussed in the parallel to mass transport, intercity and intracity railways and marine lines. Especially in the metropolitan areas; they are vital and the main part of the problems and solutions. Modal integration and high balanced modal distribution are the key issues for metropolitan transportation solutions. These parameters are also result and check of a very wide area, they include social-economic-technic-cultural-politic distribution and integration of a city, metropolitan, region or a country. Railway transportation mode has a vital role on balanced modal distribution, intermodal integration, highway safety, sustainability, reducing highway traffic congestion and enhancing fuel savings. High speed railway is related with sustainability, innovation, environment friendship, alternative energy usage and well urban planning. High speed railway is a high capacity, high speed, high comfort and high technology railway transport mode. High speed railway is most improved inland transport mode with Maglev. High speed railway is very competitive on 400-800 km distance operations. In this paper firstly transportation policy effects on regional and city scale are expressed. Than transportation infrastructure bases, mentality and the position of high speed railway is evaluated in terms of them. After these development phases of high speed railway in Turkey are discussed. Finally, its results and future trends are shared for Turkey.
Abstract: Transportation systems are discussed in the parallel to mass transport, intercity and intracity railways and marine lines. Especially in the metropolitan areas; they are vital and the main part of the problems and solutions. Modal integration and high balanced modal distribution are the key issues for metropolitan transportation solutions. These pa...Show More